Storm Damage Watch (Philippines): The Philippines’ agriculture ministry says Tropical Storms Luis and Maymay plus the habagat have damaged about ₱689.66M in the farm sector, hitting 21,115 farmers across 19,634 hectares; rice accounts for 65% of losses. Local Losses (Mindoro): Occidental Mindoro alone reports ₱21.86M in losses affecting 576 farmers and fishermen over 778 hectares, with rice the hardest hit. Food-Price Crackdown (Philippines): Police will coordinate with agriculture and trade agencies to stop profiteering, hoarding, and overpricing as communities recover from the storms. Import Rules (Zimbabwe): Statutory Instrument 59 of 2026 tightens import/export licensing—urging traders to check compliance before paying for goods. Livestock Care (Lesotho): Hybrid ram and buck recipients under WaMCoOP ask for training after monitoring found issues like diarrhoea and mites. Drought Response (Kenya): Agriculture chief Mutahi Kagwe says Kenya will stay food secure despite drought-driven maize declines, using COMESA imports to bridge gaps. Trade/Branding (Pakistan-Australia): Pakistan wins its basmati trademark fight in Australia, protecting growers’ use of the name. Agtech Push (UK): Defra opens a £20M robotics and automation funding bid to ease labour shortages. Biosecurity & Data (Nebraska, US): Nebraska passes LB525 on agricultural data privacy and conversational AI safety, alongside new biosecurity/critical infrastructure limits in related measures. Aquaculture Probe (Malaysia): Malaysia’s anti-corruption body says it has found no wrongdoing yet in KWAP’s RM163.4M eFishery investment, with overseas document requests ongoing. Agri-Exports (Armenia-Iran): Armenia and Iran discuss expanding crop, livestock, processing, and irrigation know-how under EAEU talks. Oil Spill Checks (Oman): Oman tests fish products after an oil spill, with market sampling to confirm safety. Wildfire Risk (Louisiana, US): Washington Parish stays under a burn ban as fire danger climbs to “very high.”